Storm-protector for electric lamps



(NO Model.)

T. H. BRADY.

STORM PROTEOTOR FOR RLROTRIO LAMPS.

No. 390,440. I} Patented 0013.2, 1888.

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THOMAS II. BRADY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

STORM=PROTECTOR FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,440, dated October2, 1888.

Application filed November 8, 1887.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. BRADY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStorm-Protectors for Electric Lamps, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in storm-protectors forelectriclamps, and the objects of my improvement are to provide astorm-protector which can be readily attached to the lamp frame, and toso construct and arrange the protector that it can be convenientlyopened and turned back out of the Way where it will not interfere withtrimming the lamp.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of anelectric lamp with my storm-protector attached. Fig. 2is a sideelevation of my protector and portions oil the lamp, and Fig. 3 is anenlarged seetionalview of a portion of the lampframe on line a; x ofFig. 1, and a plan view of my protector attached to said frame andopened to furnish 0 access for trimming.

The lamp may be of any ordinary construction. I have illustrated it asprovided with a frame, A, which extends downward to the base B on theoutside of the globe C and surmounted by a hood or roof, D. Mystorm-protector E is designed for use between the globe O and hood D forsurrounding the carbon rod a, so as to protect the carbon from storms.

In order to furnish convenient access to the carbons and carbon rod fortrimming the lamp, I divide my storm-protector longitudinally into twoor more parts, I) b, (preferably only two,) and provide said parts neartheir meeting edges on one side with any suitable fasten- The Serial No.254.587. (No model.)

side opposite the fastening devices I provide with hinges (Z d,wl1ichare extended laterally some distance from the body of the protector,sothat when the divided protector is swung open, as shown in Fig. 3,theprotector is wholly out of the way of the trimmer and practically asfree access is had to the carbons and carbon rod for trimming as ifthere were no protector on the lamp. The broken lines in Fig. 3 indicatethe position of the protector when closed.

The hinges may be of any ordinary construction and secured in anyordinary manner to permit of the protector being opened,as shown in Fig.3; but the best construction and manner of attachment known to me areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which the hinges are formedupon clips f and attached to the frame by means of clamp-screws g. The

frame A bows outward alittle at the point for attaching the lower hinge,and therefore the hinge-pintle is located farther inward on the clip, sothat the pintles of theupper and lower hinges, when the clips arefastened in place, will be in alignment.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of alamp-frame of anelectric lamp with the storm-protector divided longitudinally andmounted upon hinges attached to said frame,substantially as described,and for the purpose specified.

2. In an electric lamp, the combination of the frame, the dividedstorm-protector having hinges d, and the clips f, bearing said hingesand adapted to be secured to said frame by clampscrews, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose specified.

THOMAS H. BRADY.

Witnesses:

J AMES SHEPARD, JOHN Enwnnns, Jr.

